Ash-box for stoves.



PATENTED OCT. 25; 1904.

H. T. VOSE. ASH BOX FOR STOVES.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 4. 1902.

N0 MODEL.

I/vi messes Patented October 25, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT Qrrron.

HENRY T. VOSE,'OF GRIFFITHVILLE, ARKANSAS.

ASH-BOX FO-R sTovEs'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 773,173, dated October 25, 1904.

Application filed March 4, 1902.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be itknown that I, H ENRY T. Vosn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Griffithville, in the county of Vhite, State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash-Boxes for Stoves; and I do hereby declare the following to be'a full, clear, and

' exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to stoves, and more particularly to the ash-pits thereof, one object being to provide a construction whereby the removal of the ashes and the transfer of the same to a hod may be facilitated.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a construction wherein buckling of the ash-receiving plate may be prevented.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the present invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a stove, the lower portion thereof being in section. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, illustrating the guideand grooves and the slidingorash-receiving plate engaged therein; and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the sliding 0r ash-receiving plate.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a stove including a body 10, in the lower portion of which is the usual ash-pit for the reception of the ashes passing through the grate. In the present construction, however, instead of the ashes falling upon the fixed bot tom of the pit, from which they must be removed with a shovel or other implement, they are received upon a plate 11, which covers the opening 11 in the bottom of the pit and through which the ashes are discharged when the plate is drawn outwardly. The portion of the ash-pit body in which the ash-receiving of said sides.

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plate is received is preferably rectangular in cross-section, the sides thereof being provided with grooves 12-and 13, the under side of each terminating short of the upper sides, so that the ashes in falling will not lodge upon the lower Wall of the groove and interfere with or prevent the insertion of the ash-receiving plate 11. The plate 11 slides in the grooves 12 and 13 and when pushed into the body of the ash-pit is in position to receive the ashes which drop from the grate of the stove. By reason of the peculiarformation of the grooves in which the ash-receiving plate slides it will be observed that the inner side walls of the stove are of a greater thickness between the grate and the plate than at any other surface It will be observed that the inner faces of the increased thickened portion of thesides taper in such manner as to present downwardly-convergent portions, as clearly shown in the drawings.

The ash-receiving plate 11 is passed in the ash-pit through the slot 12 in the front wall thereof, and to prevent buckling of the plate, dueto heat fromithe ashes and the weight thereof, another slot 14 is formed in the rear wall of the ash-pit, in which the rear end of the, plate is received and through which it protrudes to the exterior of the stove, there being an integrally-depending handle 16 formed at one end of the plate for its manipulation. When the ashes are to be removed, the ash receiving plate 11 is drawn forwardly, permitting the ashes to drop to the hod, which may be arranged below the stove in a manner well understood.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a stove-body, including an ash-pit provided with an open bottom and oppositely-disposed grooves in its side walls, all of the walls of the stove-body converging downwardly to the bottom of the ash-pit, the side walls of the body being increased in thickness throughout a portion of their length above the said grooves, resulting in the under side of the grooves terminating short of the upper sides thereof to prevent lodgment of ashes within the grooves, a slot formed in the front and rear walls of the stovebody and arranged coincident with the said grooves, and an ash-receiving plate formed and arranged to slide Within the grooves and project through both of the slots to the exterior of the said body, the plate forming a closure for the opening at the bottom of the stovebody. 7

2. The combination with a stove-body having a grate and ash-pit provided with an open bottom and oppositely-disposed grooves in its side walls beneath the grate, the side walls of the bod y being increased in thickness between the grate and said grooves, resulting in the under side of the grooves terminating short of the upper sides thereof to prevent lodgment of ashes within the grooves, a slot formed in the front and rear walls of the stove-body and arranged coincident with the said grooves, all of the walls of the stove-body converging downwardly to the bottom of the ash-pit, and an ash-receiving plate formed and arranged to slide within the grooves and project through both of the slots to the exterior of the body, said plate forming a closure for the opening at the bottom of the stove-body.

3. The combination with a stove-body having an ash-pit provided with an open bottom and oppositely-disposed grooves in the side walls, the side walls being increased in thickness throughout a portion of their length with their inner surfaces tapering away from the upper surface of said grooves, the under side of the grooves terminating short of the up per side thereof to prevent lodgment of ashes within the grooves, a slot formed in the front and rear walls of the stove-body and arranged coincident with the said grooves, all of the walls of the stove-body converging downwardly to the bottom of the ash-pit, an ashreceiving plate formed and arranged to slide within the grooves and project through both of the slots to the exterior of said body, and a handle formed integrally with the ash-reeeiving plate, said plate forming a closure for the opening at the bottom of the stovebod v.

In testimom whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY T. VOSE. Witnesses:

J. I. BAXTER, V. G. EADS. 

